Top U.S. States and Cities for Tech Jobs in 2024

If you’re an IT professional looking for greener pastures in another part of the United States this year, you’re likely exploring states or cities with the most or best opportunities. And in doing so, you’re no doubt discovering one of the biggest landscapes of opportunity that exists for today’s job seekers.   IT job opportunities in…

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How to Target Relo Candidates in Education

Private and public schools, colleges, and universities across the United States are exploring better, faster, and more cost-efficient ways to onboard top talent. Many are turning to recruiters with experience in education recruiting to help find local and relo candidates (education professionals who are willing to relocate from one state to another) to join their…

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A Primer on Creating an Inclusive Workplace

In the current labor market, employees are increasingly concerned with being able to present their full self at work. Often, this involves attributes that would fall under discrimination laws. Specifically, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws make it illegal to discriminate against people of diverse backgrounds. Whether these issues come up through the candidate asking…

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3 Fastest Ways to Hire Top-Tier Hospitality Employees

If you work in hospitality operations, or if you’re a hiring manager or experienced management candidate in this industry, you know how important it is to have a full bench of top talent on your team. The last thing you need is to find yourself suddenly or chronically short-staffed, which causes remaining staff to burn…

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Popular Payment Trends of 2024

Consumer spending is strong and the U.S. economy looks bright with nearly all industries having contributed to unanticipated growth in late 2023. Leading up to today’s positive economic climate, and even during uncertain economic times in recent years, one major propeller of buying behaviors and business growth is the rising prevalence of digital and mobile…

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Pro Tips for Hiring a Savvy Social Media Manager

If you’re spending hours each week posting to your company’s social media pages in hopes of driving higher engagement, or if your social media following is small (or even nonexistent!) – now is the perfect time to explore hiring an experienced social media manager.   Onboarding the right candidate is without doubt a smart move for…

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How to Prevent Interview Ghosting

In 2024, it can sometimes feel as if ‘ghosting’ is the new norm. Ghosting refers to a variety of things related to cutting off communication with someone, but in the world of recruiting and hiring, “ghosting” is more commonly heard regarding someone not showing up for an interview. And this can happen on both the candidate…

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8 Proven Ways to Create Success in Your Job Search

One of the things that attracted me to Goodwin Recruiting was strong adherence among talent recruiters to the company’s core values, which guide how we work and do business. One of our core values is the idea that we are creators of our own success. The essence of this value is something that we, as…

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